Dirty (2005)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Chris Fisher

Writers:

Chris Fisher (written by)
Gil Reavill (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Violence Is A Language People Understand

Plot:

Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.

Plot Keywords:

Partners | Gang | Internal Affairs | Police | Drug Dealer

Cast

Frank Alvarez	...	Gangster #1
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Officer Armando Sancho
Brittany Daniel	...	Tatiana
Keith David	...	Captain Spain
Robert 'Lil Rob' Flores	...	Gangster #4 (as Robert Flores)
Aimee Garcia	...	Rita
Cesar Garcia	...	Gangster #3
Nicholas Gonzalez	...	Officer Rodriguez
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Salim Adel
Kevin Grevioux	...	Daddy
Wood Harris	...	Brax
Cole Hauser	...	Lieutenant
Wyclef Jean	...	Baine
Pat Healy	...	Ronnie
Tory Kittles	...	Wallace

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (video rating) (2006) | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #42125) | Singapore:M18 | Norway:15 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Arclight Cinemas - 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

2710 Inc.

Trivia:

The game that the drug-dealing white "jokers", that according to Baine doesn't fit the profile, is playing when Sancho and Adel busts through the door is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG), a game in which actor Clifton Collins Jr. (Sancho) does one of the main characters voices.

Quotes:

Officer Salim Adel: I hate white people.

Movie Connections:

Features Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)

Soundtrack:

I'll Remember You

Rare thoughtful action movie

I saw this movie at the AFI Festival in Hollywood, and it struck me as an incredibly sophisticated work of film-making. Chris Fisher took what could be a tired genre -- the corrupt cop story -- and by focusing on the psychology of the characters, breathed new life into it. Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s portrayal of a cop who has lost his moorings is mesmerizing, funny, heartbreaking, very engaging. But it is Clifton Collins, Jr. who represents the moral center of this movie. An incredible performance, the best I've seen in years. A gang-banger stricken with an attack of conscience. Fisher sets up a brutal world and then finds a glint of light in it. I mean, it's easy to behave morally in a sheltered, safe, middle-class environment. But these cops -- the movie is based on the L.A. Rampart scandal -- must confront a violent, deadly, compromised landscape at every turn. What I most liked about Dirty is that it was an action movie that didn't require you to leave your brains at the door.